the staff of the Ridgewood Blog
Ridgewood NJ, Mark your calendars for the annual traditional Ridgewood Tree Lighting Celebration.
But first Ridgewood Needs a tree. The village doesn’t have a Christmas tree., and not just any tree. Ridgewood’s Christmas tree is typically 50 to 75 feet tall. It usually comes from somewhere in the greater Ridgewood area. Downes Tree Service has offered to cut, transport, place and trim the tree for free. The tree will even get a police escort to its home at the end of East Ridgewood Avenue.
The Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce presents the 34th….
Downtown for the Holidays and Tree Lighting Celebration- and the Ridgewood 125th Anniversary + Winter Fire and Lights
Friday, December 6, 2019 open to the public 5:30-9pm
Early event – “for the kids”
5:30-6:45pm – Santa in the Park for the “wee tots”.
Live entertainment by the “clock”, in the stores and restaurants along E. Ridgewood Ave, featuring the RHS Marching Band, RHS Carolers, RHS Orchestra, Jamboree 2019
Taekowondo all in, ride the Trackless train…free for the kids-weather permitting.
Special this year: Ridgewood Parks and Recreation is doing their famous Winter Fire and Light Show in the Park. Warming stations and s’mores and lots of fun!
Join us for “Winter Fire and Light” on
Friday evening, December 6th, from 5:30
to 9 pm, at Memorial Park at Van Neste
Square.
With co-sponsorship of the Ridgewood
Fire Department, Ridgewood Local 47
FMBA and Ridgewood Parks and Recreation,
we look forward to celebrating the season
together. We will offer warming stations
with crackling log fires, seating, a place
to socialize and s’more roasting.
*7-8pm “on stage-live”
Live Entertainment and Tree Lighting Celebration
Featuring: performances by Porch Light Productions, Art of Motion,
RHS Marching Band, Taekowondo all in and more.
7:30pmish …Tree Lighting
Always beautiful…better than NYC, because you there!
8:00-9:00pm “merriment” on E. Ridgewood Ave.
Santa will be back in the Park with Fire+Light Show
Lots of music on the Avenue
Ride the trackless train-weather permitting
Restaurant reservations suggested.
Streets to be OPENED UP AT 9:00PM
Saturday, December 7th, 2019
10:00am-1pm – Santa arrives at Columbia Bank in a fire truck with gifts and picture
for all children attending – 60 S. Broad St.
10:30AM-FREE kids’ movie at BowTie Warner Theatre – Movie TBD
2pm-4pm visit Santa at his house, Memorial Park at Van Neste Square- Weather permitting
Saturday, December 7, 14, 21 – 12N-3pm
Visit Santa at his house, Memorial Park at Van Neste, weather permitting,
For more information 201-445-2600, info@ridgewoodchamber.comwww.experienceridgewood.com
Look for more updates to follow
Sponsors include
Columbia Bank
Valley Hospital
Van Dyk Healthcare
Prominent Properties Sotheby’s
Freedom Bank
Emsco Realty Inc.
Minuteman Press- HoHoKus
Santoni’s
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
C.C. Van Emburgh Funeral Home
Country Pancake House and Restaurant
David L Rutherford, Esq
Goffle Brook Farm and Garden Center
The Table at Latona’s
Ulrich, Inc.
Duxiana
Park West Tavern & Loft
Biltmore Tuxedo’s
West Bergen Mental Healthcare
David L. Rutherford, Esq.
Apricot Lane Boutique
Beyband International, Inc
Charles J. X. Kahwaty, Esq
Clemente Orthodontics
Conservancy for Ridgewood Public Lands
It’s Greek to Me
Life Opportunities Unlimited
Ben & Jerry’s
Bow-Tie Warner Theatre
Primrose School of Paramus
Little Ivy Learning Center
Heart in Motion
Taekwondo All In
Lomberg & Del Vescovo, LLC
Porch Light Production
RHS Marching Band
RHS Holiday Chorus
RHS Orchestra
Project Interact
It takes a village to make an event like this happen.
Thank You to all who “believe in the Tradition”
Thank You to all of our sponsors.
You would’ve thought many years ago they would’ve planted a tree and be done with it and use that every year. Now every year the looking for someone to donate a tree someone to cut it down transported put it up police escort blah blah blah. Plant a tree already somewhere. This is not New York City.
I cannot wait to experience this magical evening. I have heard so many wonderful stories about this celebration. And so excited to have our shop front row and center to it all!
We will have musicians playing in the shop from the high school. Such fun!
Christopher there is a tree planted exactly for that purpose. It is in Van Neste square.
Chris, like anon said. It’s the one in Van Neste, you know, the garbage tree?
I can’t wait to watch the Tree Lighting from the top of the GINORMOUS GARAGE…
Now that is funny that would be a great view from top of the in the parking garage. I didn’t think of that one.
We have a pretty great tree you could have at 223 S Broad Street! I think it’s big enough. Give me a call 518-321-5918
James and Sean Lynch -Littlejohn
Well done